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We lost everything in the wildfire: help the Sunrise neighborhood start over
After the wildfire, families in the Sunrise neighborhood need clean water, roofing materials and bedding.
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The wildfire hit the Sunrise neighborhood on 1 May. My home was one of 15 damaged, and 14 families are still in temporary shelter at the local school gym.
The first few days we shared what little we had. Now the cleanup has started, but we've no money for materials and winter or the rainy season is coming.
Schools in the area have been closed, and the clinic lost its cold storage for vaccines. We're a small community of working families who have never asked for help before.
We have formed a volunteer committee, and I'm the treasurer, so I'll post receipts for everything we buy.
We buy supplies locally and in bulk, so the money goes further. Receipts and photos will be posted in updates.
Where the $9,450 goes:
• Roofing sheets and timber: $3,650
• Clean water and purification supplies: $970
• Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $1,400
• Food parcels for displaced families: $1,400
• Tools and labor for repairs: $2,030
Thanks for reading all this.
- Brenda
Updates from Brenda
Small update. $2,354 so far, we've booked the dates and paid the deposit.
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- Halima Mercy Kamau 🇹🇿 · $20
“Get well soon! - Kinondoni”
- Ganesh Narayan Neupane 🇳🇵 · $50
- Pamela S. Foster 🇺🇸 · $100
- Tejaswini N. Krishnan 🇮🇳 · $5
“Get well soon - Noida”
- Axel G. Dixon 🇨🇦 · $10
- Omondi Byaruhanga Ochieng 🇹🇿 · $50
- My Nhung Thai 🇺🇸 · $10
“Happy to help. Please keep us posted. - Fresno”
- Carmen L. García 🇦🇷 · $50
- Eiji Minato Hasegawa 🇯🇵 · $25
“Take care of yourselves. Thought of Brenda all day after reading this. - Setagaya”
- Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $52
“Get well soon. My father told me about this one. - Los Angeles”
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“Stay strong. Shared with friends too. - Manchester”
- Willem K. Mabaso 🇿🇦 · $10
“God bless. Gave what I could this week. - Ekurhuleni”
- Madhavan D. Nayak 🇮🇳 · $100
- Anonymous 🇲🇽 · $46
- Anonymous 🇧🇷 · $25
- José Samuel Alves 🇧🇷 · $50
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“Stay strong. Saw your post and had to give. - San Jose”
- Anonymous 🇮🇹 · $5
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sending love, Brenda. Hope you get there. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Take care
is there anything that isn't money that would help Brenda?
Thank you. If you're in Gatineau I'll say if something practical comes up. For now sharing this is great. Happy to explain more.
Thinking of you and your family, Brenda. It takes guts to ask. Well done. I'm in nursing myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. Thinking of Gatineau
Wishing you peace. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Take care
Thinking of you. More neighborhoods should do this. I'll check back for the next update. God bless.
Hang in there, Brenda. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. Thinking of Gatineau.